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Not all Inklings are equal

squire
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Feb 18, 3:17am


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Colin Duriez, in his article on Green in J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, says Green attended "a number of Inklings gatherings in the Eagle and Child [pub]". In his article on the Inklings in the same reference work, Duriez cites Green as one of those "documented as attending, permanently, frequently, or occasionally" the Inklings' get-togethers. Duriez draws a distinction between those who read to the group, and those who listened; as seen above, he points out that the Inklings were not a club with a membership list, but rather an informal and continuously shifting meeting of friends and friends of friends; and he calls "Lewis, Tolkien, Williams, and Barfield" the "central figures, so much so that the other members, even though important, are defined in relation to one or more of the four as part of the literary movement [that the Inklings represented]".

What I get from this is that Green was relatively rarely in attendance at the Inklings' actual meetings, even though he was very much a part of the literary set that revolved around C. S. Lewis and the other three "central" figures identified by Duriez.

Does that make him an "Inkling"? It seems to depend where you draw the line. Glyer and Bratman evidently draw the line more closely around the inner circle than Duriez and the Tolkien Gateway folks do. Yet I have to believe Duriez when he asserts that yes, Green did attend at least some of the Inklings' meetings.


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A Middle English Vocabulary Challenge -- Valantine's Edition SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 14, 5:14am
    I actually found Roheryn Send a private message to Roheryn Feb 14, 6:30am
        No way and oh no you di'int SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 14, 2:12pm
            Vinaver didn't think much of Tolkien geordie Send a private message to geordie Feb 16, 6:34pm
                Now I'm wondering about Roger Lancelyn Green SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 17, 7:33pm
                    Not an Inkling, so far as I know Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Feb 17, 8:19pm
                        That's odd SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 18, 2:53am
                        Not all Inklings are equal squire Send a private message to squire Feb 18, 3:17am
                            I have no doubt that attended some meetings, Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Feb 18, 5:02pm
                                Good point about the generation gap squire Send a private message to squire Feb 18, 5:37pm
                                    I didn't know (or perhaps had forgotten) Voronwë_the_Faithful Send a private message to Voronwë_the_Faithful Feb 18, 6:04pm
                    Roger got on well with Tolkien, and Lewis geordie Send a private message to geordie Feb 17, 10:10pm
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        An opportunity arises: SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 14, 2:35pm
    For Valentine's and to increase the u count in this thread, SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 14, 4:18pm
    Guesses CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Feb 14, 5:43pm
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        Great story SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 16, 5:45pm
            Heh - geordie Send a private message to geordie Feb 16, 6:26pm
    I'll make an attempt :) Aragalen the Green Send a private message to Aragalen the Green Feb 16, 6:35pm
        My goodness -- I hope people SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 16, 9:15pm
            No worries here! Aragalen the Green Send a private message to Aragalen the Green Feb 16, 11:10pm
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    I don't see "chocolate" on this list... dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 17, 2:37am
    Last Call! SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 18, 7:41pm
    under the wire? telain Send a private message to telain Feb 18, 8:27pm
    Answers and further discussion SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 19, 8:44am
        oops re #2 SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 19, 6:22pm
        Fascinating... arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 19, 6:50pm
            It also reminds me Aragalen the Green Send a private message to Aragalen the Green Feb 20, 12:09am
                Somewhere in the back of my mind SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 20, 2:49am
            You may be interested in this SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 22, 5:57am
                Cool!// arithmancer Send a private message to arithmancer Feb 22, 11:26am
                Yes, fascinating! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 24, 2:10am
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                Just when I was about to adjust Morthoron's score SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 21, 6:02am
                    I enjoy reading your vocabulary threads, SirD FarFromHome Send a private message to FarFromHome Feb 21, 11:17am
                        Thank you! SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 22, 2:43am
                            Westu Théoden hál! squire Send a private message to squire Feb 22, 3:14am
                                Another fine link, thank you! SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 22, 5:44am

 
 
 

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